Our 2019 Awardees
Our Climate Voices
Minnesota
Through powerful first-person stories, Our Climate Voices humanizes the climate disaster and spurs concrete action to combat climate harm.
Viridiana Carrizales &Vanessa Luna
Texas and New York
ImmSchools seeks to transform America’s schools into safe and welcoming places for undocumented students and their families.
Arizona
One Water One Health is harnessing wastewater treatment plants across America to pinpoint harmful chemicals and help restore community health.
California
The Hood Incubator leverages the legal cannabis industry to advance racial equity and build economic power for Black communities.
South Dakota
South Dakota Voices for Peace fights bigotry and hate against Muslims, immigrants, and refugees in rural places.
Black and Pink’s REAP Reentry Program
Nebraska
The REAP program provides reentry support for system-impacted LGBTQ+ people, rebuilding their power and centering their capabilities on the path forward.
Louisiana
The First 72+ helps stop recidivism through hand-in-hand housing, small-business incubation, and other services grounded in healing and hope.
Pennsylvania
VIISTA seeks to revolutionize immigration law by creating a nationwide pipeline of legal advocates to advance immigrant justice.
The Campaign for Historic Trades
Maryland
An apprenticeship program for preservation tradespeople helps fill urgently needed jobs while building equity in the heritage movement.